CSPAN3 Staatsburg And The Gilded Age June 18, 2017
Gilding so many objects obviously gave the great opulence but it is not gold. Gold. Is not pure as you look at the furnishings on the house, you see a lot of gilding. Gilding so many objects and architectural elements in your house gave you great opulence, but its not pure gold. It is on the surface. So, that sort of translates to the period where you have all this amazing wealth and power. But you dont have the european heritage behind it. So, these folks are creating an image of what they wished to be. We live in a democracy. You cannot be an aristocrat in america but you can live like one a...